Rob Davies original songs

[Preston Platform]

Here is a work in progress tune that Rob is currently constructing .

There All The Time



She thought that time would be the key,
How wrong could she possibly be?
It salvaged nothing from the blast
At once the skies all became overcast

Skeletons in her closet,
Won't you leave her alone tonight?
Elephant in the room
Oh won't you save it for another time?
The pair of you look pathetic, next to the demons in her mind
They're there all the time

We thought that time would be the key
How wrong could we possibly be?
It salvaged nothing from the blast
Our skies all became overcast

Skeletons in our closet
Won't you leave us alone tonight?
Elephant in the room
Oh won't you save it for another time
The pair of you look pathetic next to the demons in our minds
Cause they're there all the time

They're there all the time.

All Rights Reserved
Robert Lloyd 2013

[Preston Platform]

Here is a live performance of a fun tune
Common Cold




thought - I thought I could cheat you
But I could not defeat you
You're not a common cold
I may be overly neurotic
But no anti-biotic, can help me out - not here

My palpitations
My aching head
When you were nowhere near
But when we're together I'm free from complaint
All my ailments disappear

So I'll say without hesitation
Without deliberation,
A quarantine's required.
Your love is thoroughly contagious
I tell you now it's dangerous -- you're not a common cold

My palpitations
My aching head
When you are nowhere near
But when we're together I'm free from complaint
All my ailments disappear

La la la la la la la la
You're not a common cold.

[Deleted]

Nice Preston
Tell Rob he's got a thumbs up from me.
I could definitely hear an electric outfit behind that song.
Be good to hear some of his tunes "consorting" with other players!!

Darin

Dec 17, 2013 13:19:13 GMT -5 Preston Platform said:

Here is a live performance of a fun tune
Common Cold




thought - I thought I could cheat you
But I could not defeat you
You're not a common cold
I may be overly neurotic
But no anti-biotic, can help me out - not here

My palpitations
My aching head
When you were nowhere near
But when we're together I'm free from complaint
All my ailments disappear

So I'll say without hesitation
Without deliberation,
A quarantine's required.
Your love is thoroughly contagious
I tell you now it's dangerous -- you're not a common cold

My palpitations
My aching head
When you are nowhere near
But when we're together I'm free from complaint
All my ailments disappear

La la la la la la la la
You're not a common cold.

[Preston Platform]

Thanks for listening Darin
Here is a duo version of this tune performed during a practice gig session 23rd December 2013

Robert Lloyd Davies:Vocals, Guitar
Alun Davies :Bass

Running - what are you running from?
Hiding - who are you hiding from?
(Whilst I’m) Writing - Who am I writing for?
Why am I Writing another song?

Pining - who are you pining for?
Smiling - what are you smiling for?
So I’ll keep writing - Who am I writing for?
Why am I Writing another song?

It’s just another, just another song.

All rights reserved
Robert Lloyd
2013

[Preston Platform]

Happy New Year Tull Fans


Here is Robs practice gig session from 23rd December 2013
Robert Lloyd Davies:Vocals,
Guitar Alun Davies :Bass

This practice also includes a first working attempt at a new tune Always Remember You Running order Just Another Song Yes Or No Always Remember You ( Working Title ) Intruder The Way Things Should Be Misery Guts Best Of Both Worlds Common Cold

[TM]

Dec 23, 2013 18:08:56 GMT -5 Preston Platform said:

Thanks for listening Darin
Here is a duo version of this tune performed during a practice gig session 23rd December 2013

Robert Lloyd Davies:Vocals, Guitar
Alun Davies :Bass

Running - what are you running from?
Hiding - who are you hiding from?
(Whilst I’m) Writing - Who am I writing for?
Why am I Writing another song?

Pining - who are you pining for?
Smiling - what are you smiling for?
So I’ll keep writing - Who am I writing for?
Why am I Writing another song?

It’s just another, just another song.

All rights reserved
Robert Lloyd
2013




Nice.  I like this one.  Love to see it fully accompanied.  Good job!

[Preston Platform]

Thanks for checking out Rob and Als practice session. Here is a recent practice session from Rob January 2014




Tracks are as follows

Advice (00:00:00)
Don’t take yourself too seriously,
And before you disagree, just look where it got me,
And if life takes you by the hand,
Don’t reject or demand, or say that you’ve got plans.

Well this is my advice
I offer it to you
But who the hell am I,
To offer anything to you?

Don’t be somebody that you’re not,
The false personas that you adopt,
Sooner or later will start to rot,
Because your true self cannot burn,
You should embrace it’s return,
With all the lessons you’ve learned.

Well this is my advice
I offer it to you
But who the hell am I,
To offer anything to you?

I’m just a boy from a northern town,
Who was raised in that northern town,
I’m gonna die in that bloody town, if I don’t move soon.

I loved a girl from another town,
A beautiful European town,
But that was long ago,
And my heart broke.

My heart broke.

So this is my advice
I offer it to you
But who the hell am I,
To offer anything to you?

Heard It all Before (00:03.34)

Now that it’s over
there is nothing to say
I still think about you every day
And will you believe me if that is all that I say

I have taken my chances and lost everything
I am back where I started what good did it bring
And so to the future

Is all that I can cling

But your moving away
But your moving away
But your moving away


Heard it all before
Heard it all before
Heard it all before
Heard it all before

Now that its over

there is nothing to say

Tin Can (00:05:58)
Are you feeling out of sorts ?
Are you losing your rapport ?
With the people you once knew
I know the feeling very well
I know it well
Do you ?
I know it well
Do you ?

Does the hot air get you down ?
Are you wearing a particular kind of frown ?
The congestion in your brain
It’s just induced by the smart phone
Won’t you refrain
Oh won’t you refrain
And every glance from another man
But baby I am just travelling home
At 50 miles an hour in a stretched tin can
I am permanently travelling home
I am permanently travelling home
I will be your eternal commuter

Welcome to the future

The Way Things Should Be (00:08:05)

Another rainy afternoon,
We walk outside, in and amongst the gloom,
But you soon turn to me,
We retreat to our sanctuary
You say you’d like to meet my friends,
Well Ok, but there aren’t too many of them
They’re at arms length you see,
You sigh and say ’That’s not how things should be’
How it should Be...

Since when did we, ever take heed-
Of other people’s beliefs about the way we should be?
And if you really knew me, you’d know I never take heed,
Of other people’s beliefs about the way things should be
When they apply them to me.

A coffee stain, a ruined vest,
Can put my head into unrest,
When I am in this state of mind,
Forgive me if I am unkind,
You say that I should call some friends,
Well I would, but there aren’t too many of them
They’re few and far between,
You sigh and say ’That’s not how things should be’
How it should Be...

Since when did we, ever take heed-
Of other people’s beliefs about the way we should be?
And if you really knew me, you’d know I never take heed,
Of other people’s beliefs about the way things should be
When they apply them to me.

Intruder (00:11:27)

I can be here if you need me
You can take me or leave me
But you’d better believe me
When I say
I don’t want to be a burden
I want to be relied on
I want to be relied on

I don’t want to be an intruder
Can’t think of anything ruder
Does that make me a loser
I don’t think so

And if you want me to
I will leave here
I will take right up and leave here
I will take right up and leave here
Yes I will


I can remain if you want me to
You can take me or leave me
But you better believe me
When I say
I don’t want to be a burden
I want to be relied on
I want to be relied on

I don’t want to be an intruder
Can’t think of anything ruder
Does that make me a loser
I don’t think so

And if you want me too
I will leave here
I will take right up and leave here
I will take right up and leave here

I will disappear

Summer 2008 (00:14:28)

Hello my old friend
I don’t care if it is late
Cos I am calling from the summer of 2008

The weather is good the sun is out
A nice cold beer each
And there is no doubt
That your my best friend
Yeah your my best friend
Everyone is here gathered around
There is no fear
There are no frowns
And no none cares about money
Just about what ever
We are currently finding funny

Hello my old friend
I don’t care if it is late
Cos I am calling from the summer of 2008

The Delicate Persuasion (00:15:46)

The moment is upon us; it’s been stirring for so long,
A silent inclination to preserve it in a song,
We’re here and it is now but something lingers on our minds,
A delicate persuasion of its kind.

Here in lies the problem can’t you see?
The stark, unmoving differences between you and me.

So conversation loiters as it fails to progress,
And hoping I would be exempt from this unwanted stress,
Attention slowly dawns upon a notion in your mind,
A delicate persuasion of its kind.

Here in lies the problem can’t you see?
The stark, unmoving differences between you and me.

(And so I tell you)

I am not like you.
You are not like me.
Can we be happy?
Will we falter now or will we co-exist in harmony?

I Danced Down The Path (And Fell Into Your Trap) (00:18:44)

I thought I was in love with you,
But I didn’t know where I was,
Took a trip down many avenues in my mind but at what cost?

At a price, I could ill afford,
Yes it cost me very dearly,
But now I’m back and I’ve been restored,

I can see again,
I can breathe again,
I can be again,
I am me again

AND

Where are you now?
Where are you now?
Where are you now?
It’s been so long now...

Since I danced down the path (And fell into your trap)
Oh since I danced down the path (And fell into your trap)

I thought I was in love with you,
But I didn’t know where I was,
Took a trip down many avenues in my mind but at what cost?

At a price, I could ill afford,
Yes it cost me very dearly,
But now I’m back and I’ve been restored,

I can see again,
I can breathe again,
I can be again,
I feel like me again

AND

Where are you now?
Where are you now?
Where are you now?
It’s been so long now...

Since I danced down the path (And fell into your trap)
Oh since I danced down the path (And fell into your trap)

I fell into your trap...


Do You Know Him ? (00:21:18)

Do you know him by now?
Or
Were you just mistaken?
When he took everything around
Was it just the goods he has taken?
Said he didn’t mean to let you down
He was just getting sick and tired of simply hanging around
Well I am sorry but you know
What that means
It means
It’s really just as bad as it seems


Robert Lloyd 2014
All Rights Reserved

[Nonfatman]

I am going to work my way down this January session one by one, from the top down.


I really like Advice quite a lot, I was struck by how well-sung it is, the lyrics and tunefulness. Excellent song, the only "advice" I would give is maybe vary the strumming a little bit, so that some of the parts are softer?

It's been awhile since I've had time to listen, bu it sounds like Rob is continuing to develop as a vocalist and songwriter. Are he and Alun playing any gigs locally?

Jeff

[Preston Platform]

Thanks for checking this out ...Rob is writing a lot of new tunes at the moment ,but busy with University stuff , Al is gigging a lot as part of a band called the Young Amphibians based in Leeds

[Preston Platform]

Here are Robs latest tunes

Freeze Me



I close my eyes every time you speak to me
Cos I realise this could spell the end for me
If you decide that you have had enough of me
I know there is something you can do

Why don’t you freeze me
I know it will relieve me
If you have had enough of me
I know I can’t carry on

Later defrost me
When you have had enough of me freeze me once again
Cos I realise this could spell the end for me
If you decide that you have had enough of me
I know there is something you can do

Why don’t you freeze me
I know it will relieve me
If you’ll no longer see me
I cannot carry on

Go on and freeze me
Then later defrost me
When you have had enough of me
Then freeze me once again

So I close my eyes every time you approach me
Cos I realise that it could spell the end for me
If you decide that you have had enough of me
There is something you can do

Why don’t you freeze me
I know that will relieve me
If you’ll no longer see me
I cannot carry on

Go on and freeze me
Then later defrost me
When you have had enough of me
Then freeze me once again


Ohhhhahh wooo
Why don’t you …
Ohhhhahh wooo

Why don’t you freeze me
I know that will relieve me
If you’ll no longer see me
I cannot carry on

Go on and freeze me
Then later defrost me
When you have had enough of me
Then freeze me once again



Robert Lloyd 2014 All Rights Reserved



Tin Can




Are you feeling out of sorts ?
Are you losing your rapport ?
With the people you once knew
I know the feeling very well
I know it well
Do you ?
I know it well
Do you ?

Does the hot air get you down ?
Are you wearing a particular kind of frown ?
The congestion in your brain
It’s just induced by the smart phone
Won’t you refrain
Oh won’t you refrain
And every glance from another man
But baby I am just travelling home
At 50 miles an hour in a stretched tin can
I am permanently travelling home
I am permanently travelling home
I will be your eternal commuter

Welcome to the future
Robert Lloyd 2014 All Rights Reserved

[Preston Platform]

Somethings Never Change



I don’t see you often or infrequently
It’s better described as just occasionally
But one things for certain
One sad fact remains
That you never seem to remember my name
Though you never seem to remember my name
Some things never change
And now years have passed
And you have moved far way
There is nothing I could do to make you stay
And as the world turns I am cascading away
As I walk home alone in the rain
As I walk home alone in the rain
Some things never change
Some things never change

[Preston Platform]

The way To Your Heart





Ohhhhh ah
Ohhhhh ah
You told me that place was beautiful
Knew I’d disagree
Knew I’d disagree
I went there though anyway just to see
How foolish of me
How foolish of me

I was just searching for the way to your heart
Thought that might be a start
Thought that might be a start
I was just searching for the way to your heart
I thought that might be a start

You told me that place was wonderful
Knew I’d disagree
Knew I’d disagree
I went there regardless though
Just to see
How foolish of me
How foolish of me

I was just searching for the way to your heart
I thought that would be a start
I thought that would be a start
I was just searching for the way to your heart
I thought that would be a start

If I could have my time again
I would not step foot in there again
If I could have my time again
If I could have my time again

I would sooner stay out in the rain
If I could have my time again

I was just searching for the way to your heart
I thought that might be a start
I thought that would be a start

I was just searching for the way to your heart
I thought that would be a start



You told me that place was wonderful
Knew I’d disagree
Knew I’d disagree
I went there regardless though
Just to see
How foolish of me
How stupid of me

Robert Lloyd All Rights Reserved 2014

[Preston Platform]

Here is Robs latest tune

Nothing Of The Sort



Said you would not let her down
Said you would work it out
You said you would not let her down
You said you would work it out work it out
You said you would not let her down
You said you would work it out work it out

No I did not
I said nothing of the sort

When you are Involved with someone you don’t love
Well how can you promise anything at all ?

Said you would not let her down
Said you would work it out You said you would not let her down
You said you would work it out work it out You said you would not let her down
you said you would work it out work it out

No I did not
I said nothing of the sort

When you are involved with someone you don’t love
Well how can you promise anything at all ?

[TM]

Nice job by Rob on this one. I like how he worked out the lyrics into the song.

And as a bonus, please tell Rob that many of us will be sending this off to our significant others!

[Preston Platform]

Thanks Paul


Here is an alternate version of Robs Intruder tune



I can be here if you need me
You can take me or leave me
But you’d better believe me
When I say
I don’t want to be a burden
I want to be relied on
I want to be relied on

I don’t want to be an intruder
Can’t think of anything ruder
Does that make me a loser
I don’t think so

And if you want me to
I will leave here
I will take right up and leave here
I will take right up and leave here
Yes I will


I can remain if you want me to
You can take me or leave me
But you better believe me
When I say
I don’t want to be a burden
I want to be relied on
I want to be relied on

I don’t want to be an intruder
Can’t think of anything ruder
Does that make me a loser
I don’t think so

And if you want me too
I will leave here
I will take right up and leave here
I will take right up and leave here

I will disappear

[Preston Platform]

21st Century




Those dark desolate streets
Gave you nothing but aching feet
They are the cause of the cough in your lungs

Still close to the Early 90s
You long for a summer breeze

As you gaze up to the sky
But it’s devoid of sunshine
So you gaze up to the street

Every stranger that you meet
Has their eyes on a screen, or their feet

It’s the early 21st century !

[Preston Platform]

What's Your Name ?



She sighted him in the adjacent room
Dancing around to a god awful tune
Has he appeared or been there all along
In her mind repeats the familiar song

“If I just give up
I will never Know
I ‘ve only got the one chance after all
And If I just give up then it will be a shame
So What’s Your Name ?

What’s Your Name ?
What’s Your Name ?
What’s Your Name ?
What’s Your Name ?
What’s Your Name ?”

He sighted her somewhere on the top floor
For the sixth or seventh time or maybe more
Has she appeared or been there all along
In his mind repeats the familiar song

“If I just give up then I will never know
I only get the one chance after all
And If I just give up then it will be a shame
So What’s Your Name ?

What’s Your Name ?
What’s Your Name ?
What’s Your Name ?”
What’s Your Name ?
What’s Your Name ?

[Preston Platform]

Deja Vu


Deja Vu
Do you ever get the feeling
That you have met someone before
I get it with you

Every twist and every twitch
I feel as if I have mentioned this before

Its’ just Deja Vu
I get it when I am with you

When you catch my eyes
Like I can’t describe
It’s just Deja Vu

When were in bed
Whatever we have just said
Deja Vu

When I am with you

Do you ever get the feeling
That you have been somewhere before
I get it with you

Every twist and every twitch
I feel as if I have mentioned this before
Its’ just Deja Vu
I get it when I am with you


When you catch my eye
That feeling I hide
Deja Vu

When were in bed
And the temperatures red
Deja Vu

When I am with you
I get Deja Vu
I get Deja Vu
I get Déjà vu

Let me spend all of my days
With You
With You
With You

[Preston Platform]

Hazel Groove



Let me tell you all about someone I knew
All references henceforth under the pseudonym Hazel Groove
When I think about her
I just lose my way
Was convinced I saw her in the precinct yesterday

Hazel Groove
I was crazy about you
It’s not as if you ever knew
It’s not as if you ever knew
Hazel Groove
And what a sentimental mood
Everytime I think of you
Everytime I think of you
Everytime I think of you

I am sorry to bore you with recurring themes
But should I stick to reality
Or should I just deal in dreams
I won’t be switching my fiction for your Mathematics
Any time soon
I just wish that I had been more logical with you that afternoon

Hazel Groove
I was once crazy about you
It’s not as if you ever knew
It’s not as if you ever knew
Hazel Groove
And what a sentimental mood
Everytime I think of you
Everytime I think of you
Everytime I remember you
Hazel Groove
Everytime I think of you
Everytime I think of you
Everytime I remember you

[Preston Platform]

Academy in the Autumn

[Preston Platform]

Freeze Me ( Revised Version )


I close my eyes every time you speak to me
Cos I realise this could spell the end for me
If you decide that you have had enough of me
I know there is something you can do

Why don’t you freeze me
I know it will relieve me
If you have had enough of me
I know I can’t carry on

Later defrost me
When you have had enough of me freeze me once again
Cos I realise this could spell the end for me
If you decide that you have had enough of me
I know there is something you can do

Why don’t you freeze me
I know it will relieve me
If you’ll no longer see me
I cannot carry on

Go on and freeze me
Then later defrost me
When you have had enough of me
Then freeze me once again

So I close my eyes every time you approach me
Cos I realise that it could spell the end for me
If you decide that you have had enough of me
There is something you can do

Why don’t you freeze me
I know that will relieve me
If you’ll no longer see me
I cannot carry on

Go on and freeze me
Then later defrost me
When you have had enough of me
Then freeze me once again


Ohhhhahh wooo
Why don’t you …
Ohhhhahh wooo

Why don’t you freeze me
I know that will relieve me
If you’ll no longer see me
I cannot carry on

Go on and freeze me
Then later defrost me
When you have had enough of me
Then freeze me once again

[Preston Platform]

Holiday



I look outside it’s yet another rainy day
You look much worse off than you did yesterday
I tried my best to think of something nice to say
I look outside the sky is the same old shade of grey
Your more frustrated than you were yesterday
I tried my best to think of something nice to say


It’s about time we made our great escape
It’s about time we packed up and moved away
It’s about time we learned new words to say
Perhaps we just need a holiday

I look outside it’s yet another rainy day
You look much ill-er than you did yesterday
I tried my best to think of something nice to say

I look outside the sky is the same old shade of grey
Your more frustrated than you were yesterday
I racked my brains to think of something nice to say

It’s about time we made our great escape
It’s about time we packed up and moved away
It’s about time we learned new songs to play
Perhaps we just need a holiday
a holiday
a holiday waaa
sha la la la
sha la la la

I look outside the sky is the same old shade of grey
Your more frustrated than you were yesterday
I racked my brains to think of something nice to say

[Preston Platform]

Untitled Melody ( alternate version)

He is not the same as he was on the day that you met
His face has not changed but it has not delayed the onset of doubting
And you hope that it’s not true
I am afraid he no longer loves you
But then suddenly out of the blue
he will say I am so in love with you
I don’t want not to lie as that would be unkind to a friend
And it would be nice if we could live but twice or again
I know you would like to tell your self, it’s not true
,but it’s clear he no longer loves you
But then suddenly out of the blue
he will say I am so in love with you
he will say I am so in love with you
he will say I am so in love with you
I am so in love with you
I am so in love with you
I am so in love with you
he will say I am so in love with you

[Preston Platform]

Just a Dream

[Nonfatman]

I am hoping this summer to set aside some time to review this thread, and listen to and comment on some of Rob and Alun's latest work. I prefer not to give a perfunctory response or comment without really taking the time to listen carefully and reading and thinking about his lyrics. Rob's work demands serious attention!

Any plans for another album?

Jeff